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is THIS a game?

Is THIS a game? Well, it has everything you'd expect: buttons, pixels, achievements, a mouse-cursor to point and click sometimes, an axolotl, more than 50 mini-”games”. Is this enough? What even is a game? How much interactivity do you need? Are games art? Are there TOO many axolotls in this game?

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June 15, 2025
1 year and 47 days ago
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About the Game

From one of the artists behind "Deponia", "Leisure Suit Larry" and a bunch of game you never heard of, comes a new experience:

Is THIS a game?

Well, it has everything you'd expect from a video game:

  • loads of buttons

  • pixels (more than 1000!!!)

  • even animation!

  • achievements (those are important, right?)

  • a mouse-cursor to point and even click sometimes!

  • state of the art 8 bit sound-design!

  • An axolotl

  • More than 50 mini-”games”

  • pop culture references to ALL your (aka my) favorite game franchises

But… is this enough? What even is a game? Does this count? How much interactivity do you need? Are games art? What am I and if yes… how many? Are there maybe TOO many axolotls in this game?

Come in and find out for only 4 bucks! Only for a limited time (<= lie)! Support a more or less struggling gameartist, working in the industry for 10+ years (and still not good enough for the artstation front page). Aaaanyway, thank you for your time and have fun “playing” this “game”...

Jo out.